How to Say ‘To go (polite)’ in Japanese
行きます
iki masu
[ee-kee mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: [行きます] is polite “go.” Combine it with a purpose phrase like [取りに] to say what you’re going to do.
🇯🇵 In Japan: On the phone, using [行きます] (polite) instead of casual forms sounds more appropriate with teachers/school staff.
Phrase Breakdown
行き
iki
[ee-kee]
go (polite stem)
Stem of 行きます (to go). Used in polite speech; common in calls to school (e.g., “I will go to pick it up”).
明日、学校に行きます。
Tomorrow, I will go to school.
ます
masu
[mahss]
(polite sentence ending)
Polite ending for verbs. 行きます is the polite present/future form “(I) go / will go.”
職員室に行き ます。
I will go to the staff room.
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